A SUPERMARKET in Rhws has raised more than £700 to help the local primary school fund its nursery garden project.

An unused part of the field behind nursery needs to be cleared and fenced off securely and the hope is to clear and flatten the area and cover it in bark so it can be used year-round.

The school wants to create a wild flower700 area, a raised bed for growing vegetables, a gravel digging pit, and an area for den making as well as including their tyres and planks to create a small adventure/climbing area for the children to enjoy and learn from.

Tesco staff Gemma Cannon, Ian Closier-Hawkins and Naomi Dacruz have raised £778.20 by staging activities throughout October.

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Collection buckets were placed in-store; a bake sale and raffle were held; and a ‘name the witches cat competition took place with Cobweb declared the winning name.

“We also hid a golden spider around the store each day and if a child found it they could take it to the till and get a prize - a little cone of Halloween sweets,” said store worker Ian Closier-Hawkins. “The children loved coming in every day and asking for clues and looking for the spider.”

Tesco manager, Ms Cannon said: “So many customers commented on how wonderful the store looked and that it had shone a little happiness in a very depressing time.”

“We certainly live in a great village and the community spirit and support has been outstanding - and for people to donate money in this very unprecedented time, where people are out of work and struggling with a pandemic, it is very much appreciated by everyone at Tesco and the school,” added Mr Closier-Hawkins.

Tesco Express Rhws has also helped support the school throughout the past nine months by supplying sweets to the children in the hub, tea coffee and biscuits to the staff as well as numerous items for the school such as food hampers and groceries.